Lady Arpels Poetic Wish

Brand  : Van Cleef & Arpels
Collection  : Poetic Complications
Model  : Lady Arpels Poetic Wish
Reference  :
Complement : White Gold - Diamonds
On sale : 2012

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  • Brand  : Van Cleef & Arpels
    Collection  : Poetic Complications
    Model  : Lady Arpels Poetic Wish
    Reference  :
    Complement : White Gold - Diamonds
    On sale : 2012
    List Price : 428 500 €
    Styles : High Horology
    Jewellery
    Atypical
    Types : Hand-winding
    Calibre : Poetic Wish Movement
    Calibre distinction : Hand decorated
    Complication : Minute Repeater
    Case material : White Gold
    Case peculiarity : Couronnes serties d'un diamant
    Bezel set with diamonds
    Horns set with diamonds
    The crown at 2 o'clock triggers the poetic animation and minute repeater
    Cristal case back
    and on two display dials : hours/munutes and seconds
    Opened on the movement
    Shape : Round
    Dial : Enamel
    Hand engraved
    Mother-of-pearl
    Sculpted
    Gold
    Décoré à la main
    Display : Automatons
    Indexes : Dots
    Arabic numerals
    Baton-type
    Glass :
    Crystal
    Strap material : Textile
    Calfskin
    Strap color : Grey
    + More characteristics : Movement
    5-minute repeater mechanism : a low tone for the hours
    5-minute repeater mechanism : a high tone for the minutes
    The Poetic Wish movement indicates the hour and the minutes thanks to a 'poetic animation' and a 5-minute repeater mechanism
    Frequency : 21 600 vib./hour
    Power reserve : 60 hours

    Three integrated automatons :
    The silhouette of a young woman moves slowly to the centre of the watch to indicate the exact hour
    A second automaton. a mother-of-pearl cloud. moves horizontally towards her
    A kite indicates the minutes. to the rhythm of the musical chiming of the bells

    Case
    Set with diamonds. VVS clarity

    Strap
    Made of two materials :
    Pearl grey moiré silk
    Calfskin leather

DESCRIPTION

  • Poetic Wish

    Their wishes may have met. What did they say to each other' 

    That is up to  our imagination...  

    This is the magic of Van Cleef & Arpels’ Poetry of TimeTM: creating watches  that are full of emotion, that tell a story and invite us into a dreamlike world.  They also offer the chance for the wearer or the giver of these remarkable  timepieces to listen to his or her heart’s desire and make a wish, no matter  how secret. 

    Lady Arpels Poetic Wish timepiece
    The Eiffel Tower is in white gold. It is outlined on the dial to depict Paris seen from the sky. A changing sky, which those who love the City of Lights know well. Mother-of-pearl clouds cast their shadow on the Seine’s waters, represented by delicate miniature painting. 
    At the centre of the dial are the towers of Notre-Dame Cathedral, another symbol of the French capital. And that is precisely where the young girl, who is standing on the first floor terrace of the Eiffel Tower, is looking. 
    The scene becomes animated on demand; the girl steps to the centre of the dial to the rhythm of the Notre-Dame’s bells, sending a wish to the cathedral in the distance. Is someone waiting for her there' 
    A kite appears, in time to carry the wish to the île de la Cité; it advances minute by minute, note by note. The watch case is in white gold set with diamonds of D E F colour and VVS clarity, in keeping with the great jewellery tradition of the Maison Van Cleef & Arpels. The bracelet is made of two materials: a pearl grey moiré silk and calfskin leather.
    Each of these precious timepieces has required hundreds of hours of work to complete. On their dial, the technical prowess of the master watchmakers is enhanced by the virtuosity of the artistic craftsmanship: the sculptors, painters and jewellers.
    Extraordinary DialsTM are at the foundation of Van Cleef & Arpels’  Poetry of TimeTM. The extremely precise skills of the craftsmen who work with the most precious materials accentuate the exquisite detail and refinement of the timepieces. Rising to the challenge set by the master watchmakers,  the Mains d’Or (golden hands) - artisans for whom nothing is impossible - practise their art on the dials to create miniature masterpieces.  
    The movement   
    Changing the representation of passing time...  
    The Poetic ComplicationsTM, created in 2006 by the Maison Van Cleef & Arpels, are inspired by a unique idea: how to take the measure of time while telling  a story.  
    The two Poetic Wish watches are time-keeping masterpieces. With them, the Maison once again pushes the limits of technical prowess. Each watch features three integrated automatons. As is the case for all of the Van Cleef & Arpels Poetic ComplicationsTM, in addition to their ornamental function, they show the hours and the minutes.  
    The Poetic Wish movement indicates the hour and the minutes thanks to a “poetic animation” and a 5-minute repeater mechanism: striking the hours and then the number of 5-minute periods since the hour. The action of the hammers for the repeater strikes the bells situated behind the crystal case back.   
    The crown, located at 2 o’clock, triggers the animation: 
    On the left side of the Lady Arpels Poetic Wish tiemepiece’s dial, the silhouette of a young woman moves slowly to the centre of the watch, to indicate the exact hour. A second automaton, a mother-of-pearl cloud, moves horizontally towards her. When the two meet, the bells of Notre-Dame  Cathedral ring out to strike the hour. A kite then appears from behind the cloud and flies across the sky to indicate the minutes, to the rhythm of the musical chiming of the bells. 
    The three automatons resume their initial positions just in time to make a wish.  
    The 5-minute repeater mechanism uses a low tone for the hours and a high tone for the minutes. These watches offer a double indication of the time. A transparent crystal case back reveals the movement, the hammers, the bells and two display dials: one indicates the hours and minutes; the other is for  the seconds.  
    Each watch is equipped with a patented, mechanical 21 600 Ah movement featuring a central opening for the hammers. 
    The movement has a 60 hours power reserve.   
    A Precious Box
       
    Each Poetic Wish timepiece is presented in its own extraordinary cabinet made of precious woods and mother-of-pearl inlay. The boxes tell the story of the Poetic Wish watches and, when they are put together, the young lovers are reunited. The cabinet’s interiors have been conceived following the tradition of stringed-instrument makers so as to enhance the sound of the Poetic ComplicationsTM. The watch, placed in its customised box, becomes a collector’s piece.       
  • Poetic Wish

    Their wishes may have met. What did they say to each other' 

    That is up to  our imagination...  

    This is the magic of Van Cleef & Arpels’ Poetry of TimeTM: creating watches  that are full of emotion, that tell a story and invite us into a dreamlike world.  They also offer the chance for the wearer or the giver of these remarkable  timepieces to listen to his or her heart’s desire and make a wish, no matter  how secret. 

    Lady Arpels Poetic Wish timepiece
    The Eiffel Tower is in white gold. It is outlined on the dial to depict Paris seen from the sky. A changing sky, which those who love the City of Lights know well. Mother-of-pearl clouds cast their shadow on the Seine’s waters, represented by delicate miniature painting. 
    At the centre of the dial are the towers of Notre-Dame Cathedral, another symbol of the French capital. And that is precisely where the young girl, who is standing on the first floor terrace of the Eiffel Tower, is looking. 
    The scene becomes animated on demand; the girl steps to the centre of the dial to the rhythm of the Notre-Dame’s bells, sending a wish to the cathedral in the distance. Is someone waiting for her there' 
    A kite appears, in time to carry the wish to the île de la Cité; it advances minute by minute, note by note. The watch case is in white gold set with diamonds of D E F colour and VVS clarity, in keeping with the great jewellery tradition of the Maison Van Cleef & Arpels. The bracelet is made of two materials: a pearl grey moiré silk and calfskin leather.
    Each of these precious timepieces has required hundreds of hours of work to complete. On their dial, the technical prowess of the master watchmakers is enhanced by the virtuosity of the artistic craftsmanship: the sculptors, painters and jewellers.
    Extraordinary DialsTM are at the foundation of Van Cleef & Arpels’  Poetry of TimeTM. The extremely precise skills of the craftsmen who work with the most precious materials accentuate the exquisite detail and refinement of the timepieces. Rising to the challenge set by the master watchmakers,  the Mains d’Or (golden hands) - artisans for whom nothing is impossible - practise their art on the dials to create miniature masterpieces.  
    The movement   
    Changing the representation of passing time...  
    The Poetic ComplicationsTM, created in 2006 by the Maison Van Cleef & Arpels, are inspired by a unique idea: how to take the measure of time while telling  a story.  
    The two Poetic Wish watches are time-keeping masterpieces. With them, the Maison once again pushes the limits of technical prowess. Each watch features three integrated automatons. As is the case for all of the Van Cleef & Arpels Poetic ComplicationsTM, in addition to their ornamental function, they show the hours and the minutes.  
    The Poetic Wish movement indicates the hour and the minutes thanks to a “poetic animation” and a 5-minute repeater mechanism: striking the hours and then the number of 5-minute periods since the hour. The action of the hammers for the repeater strikes the bells situated behind the crystal case back.   
    The crown, located at 2 o’clock, triggers the animation: 
    On the left side of the Lady Arpels Poetic Wish tiemepiece’s dial, the silhouette of a young woman moves slowly to the centre of the watch, to indicate the exact hour. A second automaton, a mother-of-pearl cloud, moves horizontally towards her. When the two meet, the bells of Notre-Dame  Cathedral ring out to strike the hour. A kite then appears from behind the cloud and flies across the sky to indicate the minutes, to the rhythm of the musical chiming of the bells. 
    The three automatons resume their initial positions just in time to make a wish.  
    The 5-minute repeater mechanism uses a low tone for the hours and a high tone for the minutes. These watches offer a double indication of the time. A transparent crystal case back reveals the movement, the hammers, the bells and two display dials: one indicates the hours and minutes; the other is for  the seconds.  
    Each watch is equipped with a patented, mechanical 21 600 Ah movement featuring a central opening for the hammers. 
    The movement has a 60 hours power reserve.   
    A Precious Box
       
    Each Poetic Wish timepiece is presented in its own extraordinary cabinet made of precious woods and mother-of-pearl inlay. The boxes tell the story of the Poetic Wish watches and, when they are put together, the young lovers are reunited. The cabinet’s interiors have been conceived following the tradition of stringed-instrument makers so as to enhance the sound of the Poetic ComplicationsTM. The watch, placed in its customised box, becomes a collector’s piece.       
  • Brand  : Van Cleef & Arpels
    Collection  : Poetic Complications
    Model  : Lady Arpels Poetic Wish
    Reference  :
    Complement : White Gold - Diamonds
    On sale : 2012
    List Price : 428 500 €
    Styles : High Horology
    Jewellery
    Atypical
    Types : Hand-winding
    Calibre : Poetic Wish Movement
    Calibre distinction : Hand decorated
    Complication : Minute Repeater
    Case material : White Gold
    Case peculiarity : Couronnes serties d'un diamant
    Bezel set with diamonds
    Horns set with diamonds
    The crown at 2 o'clock triggers the poetic animation and minute repeater
    Cristal case back
    and on two display dials : hours/munutes and seconds
    Opened on the movement
    Shape : Round
    Dial : Enamel
    Hand engraved
    Mother-of-pearl
    Sculpted
    Gold
    Décoré à la main
    Display : Automatons
    Indexes : Dots
    Arabic numerals
    Baton-type
    Glass :
    Crystal
    Strap material : Textile
    Calfskin
    Strap color : Grey
    More characteristics : Movement
    5-minute repeater mechanism : a low tone for the hours
    5-minute repeater mechanism : a high tone for the minutes
    The Poetic Wish movement indicates the hour and the minutes thanks to a 'poetic animation' and a 5-minute repeater mechanism
    Frequency : 21 600 vib./hour
    Power reserve : 60 hours

    Three integrated automatons :
    The silhouette of a young woman moves slowly to the centre of the watch to indicate the exact hour
    A second automaton. a mother-of-pearl cloud. moves horizontally towards her
    A kite indicates the minutes. to the rhythm of the musical chiming of the bells

    Case
    Set with diamonds. VVS clarity

    Strap
    Made of two materials :
    Pearl grey moiré silk
    Calfskin leather